I am originally from Athens, Greece, and currently living in Rochester, NY, with my wife, Jenny, and our baby boy, Jordan. I work remotely as a Data Scientist at Gutcheck, a Denver-based market research company. Before that, I earned my PhD in comparative politics at the University of Rochester. At different times, I have lived, worked, and studied in Athens, Paris, New York City, and other places. Rochester has been a completely new experience for me, particularly due to the size of the city, and the abnormally large amount of lake effect snow, but it is the place I currently call home. It is also the place that gave me the energy to work, a stimulating intellectual environment, and a group of very smart people that I am lucky to call my friends.

My research interests span the areas of Comparative and American Politics, as well as formal theory and political methodology. My dissertation investigates the role of political parties as the main decision-making unit in coalition terminations, and particularly the types and motivations of parties that are more likely to lead to the termination of a government.